# BA4 5QY: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA4 5QY is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at BA4 5QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba4) › [BA4 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba4-5)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Mendip 009E: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **Castle Cary, 9.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **No property in BA4 5QY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **No gigabit broadband at BA4 5QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **Low road and rail noise at BA4 5QY**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY
- **5.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-vc-junior-school-e123783) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitstone-e137192) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shepton-mallet-community-infants-school-and-nursery-e123660) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Bowlish Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowlish-infant-school-e123672) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £90,800 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| April 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| December 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| March 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE (540 m); GROVE HOUSE SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: SHEPTON MALLET PHARMACY (540 m); BOOTS (630 m)
- Dental practices: HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE - SHEPTON MALLETT (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Shepton Mallet Superstore (620 m, Tesco); Aldi Shepton Mallet (790 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Shepton Mallet (940 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mendip 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.3** (2025). Mendip 009E has a deprivation score of 21.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 009E was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,702** (2021). Mendip 009E had 1,702 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,437th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.7%** (January 2026). In Mendip 009E, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £293,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA4 was £293,000 in 2025. 1,098th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,439** (2021). BA4 had 18,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,199th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in BA4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.4%** (January 2026). In BA4, 63.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.1817, -2.5502

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wells and Mendip Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills): Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5502,51.1817,BA45QY

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